Shunya Tithi – Shunya Nakshtra – Shunya Lagna

"Empty" lunar days

There's a whole section of rules on lunar days in Jyotish that take into consideration such phenomenon as Shunya ("uselessness", "infertility") Tithi. Basic rule says that Shunya Tithis are inauspicious and the one fails to achieve any success in works started during such kind of Tithi.

There are 3 types of combinations that create Shunya Tithis:

          • Certain Masa (Vedic month) + certain Tithi,

          • Certain Nakshtra (constellation) + certain Tithi,

          • Certain Lagna (ascendant) + certain Tithi.

Thus, if one of such "Shunya" combinations exists for a certain period of time, this period becomes very inauspicious for starting any work and should be avoided. Tables with all Shunya Tithi combinations are given below:

#	Masa Name	Tithi
1	Chaitra	Shukla Ashtami, Shukla Navami, Krishna Ashtami, Krishna Navami
2	Vaisakha	Shukla Dwadashi, Krishna Dwadashi
3	Jyeshtha	Shukla Triyodashi, Krishna Chaturdashi
4	Ashadha	Shukla Shashti, Krishna Saptami
5	Shraavana	Shukla Dwitiya, Shukla Tritiya, Krishna Dwitiya, Krishna Tritiya
6	Bhadrapada	Shukla Pratipada, Shukla Dwitiya, Krishna Pratipada, Krishna Dwitiya
7	Ashwin	Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi, Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi
8	Kartika	Shukla Chaturdashi, Krishna Panchami
9	Margashirsha	Shukla Saptami, Shukla Ashtami, Krishna Saptami, Krishna Ashtami
10	Pausha	Shukla Chaturthi, Shukla Panchami, Krishna Chaturthi, Krishna Panchami
11	Magha	Shukla Panchami, Krishna Shashti
12	Phalguna	Shukla Tritiya, Krishna Chaturthi

Tithi  #	Shunya Nakshtra
1.	Uttara Ashadha
2.	Anuradha
3.	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada
4.	none
5.	Magha
6.	Rohini
7.	Hasta, Moola
8.	Purva Bhadrapada
9.	Krittika
10.	none
11.	Rohini
12.	Ashlesha
13.	Chitra, Swati
14.	none
15.	none

Tithi #	Shunya Lagna
1.	Tula, Makara
2.	none
3.	Simha, Makara
4.	none
5.	Mithuna, Kanya
6.	none
7.	Karkata, Dhanu
8.	none
9.	Karkata, Simha
10.	none
11.	Dhanu, Meena
12.	none
13.	Meena (in some sources - Mesha), Vrishabha
14.	none
15.	none

Taking into consideration everything mentioned above, during the vedic month Vaishakha Krishna Dwadashi becomes Maasa Shoonya Tithi. Ashlesha Nakshatra also activates Tithi Shoonya state if it falls on Krishna Dwadashi. Lagna (ascendant or rising sign) during Krishna Ekadashi becomes Tithi Shoonya for times when it is Dhanu (Sagittarius) or Meena (Pisces).